Microsoft has reinstated some of the most important features of Windows, the solitary games are back, and it seems that it won't stop just there.

Since the Redmond based company has acquired Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, for $2.5 billion, it was logical to expect some splashy announcement of the game's future.

Microsoft has just announced that Windows 10 gets its own version of Minecraft and it will cost only $10. The version that works on Windows, Mac or Linux sells for $19.95. Things are getting even more attractive for the owner of the Minecraft, as they will get to download the Windows 10 edition beta for free.

Since the game earned a distinguished title of best selling game of all times, it doesn’t come as surprise that Microsoft wants to push this game with the new operating systems. In late 2014 Mojang announced that they sold 60 million copies across all platforms,with 100 million registered users as of late February 2015.

Microsoft plans to offer following features to the early adopters of Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta:

Craft, create, and explore online with up to seven friends playing Windows 10 Edition Beta, through local multiplayer or with your Xbox Live friends online.

Play online and local multiplayer with other Pocket Edition players thanks to a free update, due to arrive soon after launch.

Support for multiple inputs – switch between controller, touch, and keyboard controls with little to no effort

Record and share gameplay highlights with built-in GameDVR.

Help shape the future of Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta with built-in player feedback mechanisms

Did you happen to see that Simpsons episode where the family was turned into Minecraft avatars?

Well, for $1.99 this February you can add Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and 17 more characters from the series to your Minecraft creations.

The Simpsons content pack for Minecraft will arrive on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One in late February. The characters use custom models to help keep their polygonal form. From what we understand the Simpsons Content Pack will arrive for other Minecraft platforms at a later date, but so far we have no official confirmation that this is the case.

“A sequel to Minecraft might not make the most sense”, says Xbox head-honcho Phil Spencer. In a discussion with Gamespot about the purchase of the Minecraft IP he says while they are “having discussions on where to take the IP, they want to meet the needs of the community before deciding on any next steps.”

He also went on to suggest that perhaps a Minecraft 2 does not make the most sense. He added that he sees Microsoft as more of the “shepherds of the IP” rather than the owners.

“Job one is to go out and meet the needs of the Minecraft community first and then we can think about ways that we can actually help grow it. That’s our sole focus.”

Although it is yet to be officially announced, a new PS Vita advertisement seems to confirm the whispers that we have been hearing over the past couple of weeks about a possible delay for the PS Vita version of Minecraft.

The TV ad which was uploaded to YouTube shows the PS Vita games coming to the portable console, and at the bottom of the Minecraft segment it says “Out in September” which confirms the rumors we have been hearing.

While the PS Vita version of Minecraft was scheduled to arrive in August, while it has yet to be officially confirmed, it is possible that the game could be delayed till September. If it has been delayed till September, we expect will hear an official announcement at Gamescom.

It is unknown if the PS Vita delay turns out to be correct, then if the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Minecraft will also be delayed. We will have to wait and see if this is the case or not.

Majang has announced that Minecraft has surpassed 54 million copies sold. The sales numbers are incredible for the game and have far exceeded what anyone could have ever imagined. Sales are not done growing yet.

As for the sales breakdown for the 54 million sold, consoles are king. The majority of sales have been on the consoles that Minecraft has been released on. In fact the consoles sales are higher than the combined total of PC and Mac sales togeather.

With the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 releases of Minecraft on the horizon for August, the sales are set to get another rather large injection of sales. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of Minecraft are expected to sell exceptionally well as they feature several enhancements over the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Minecraft.

With over 1.5 million downloads in the PlayStation Store, the PlayStation 3 version of Minecraft still has some ground to make up if it is going to catch up to the Xbox 360 release. To help with the sales or maybe just to give the PlayStation 3 version some additional visibility, a disc release for Minecraft is coming out just like it did on the Xbox 360.

Set to arrive on May 14th, the disc edition for the PlayStation 3 will have everything that has been released so far up to and including update 14.

In other news, 4J Studios who is responsible for the console conversions has confirmed that it continued to work on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One versions of Minecraft. While the have apologized for how long it is taking to get completed, the have assured everything that versions for these consoles are coming soon.

With a short post on the Mojang Twitter feed, the company confirmed that the Minecraft Pocket Edition has sold over 21 million copies. No, this isn’t a misprint, the Pocket Edition of Minecraft has really now sold over 21 million copies and the numbers continue to grow. 21 million copies, this makes it the best selling mobile game of all time.

To put the 21 million sold in perspective, keep in mind that the Xbox 360 Minecraft had an exclusive release window and it has sold over 14 million copies and has over 100 million registered users of the Xbox 360 version. The PlayStation 3 version which was just released back in January has only reached 1 million in sales, but it is still selling, but not at as brisk of a pace as what we saw on the Xbox 360.

Minecraft isn’t finished on the consoles just yet as releases for both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are in the works. A release date has yet to be announced yet for either version, but they are expected before the end of the year according to sources.

The PlayStation 3 version of Minecraft will finally arrive on December 18th according to Mojang. The game which has sold an incredible 10 million copies on Xbox One will finally hit the PlayStation 3. (Microsoft held an timed exclusive on the release of the console version of the game which is why we have not seen it on PlayStation till now.)

The PS3 version will apparently offer everything found in the Xbox 360 Edition and going forward both versions will be developed in tandem. Beyond the PS3 release, an Xbox One Edition is coming as well as a version for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita.

With over 30 million copies sold on the PC, iOS and Xbox 360, people just can’t seem to get enough Minecraft. This is a trend that we don’t see slowing down anytime soon.

The sales of Minecraft on the Xbox 360 just keep growing, and we have to wonder if it the avalanche will ever stop. Developers 4J Studios, who handled the conversion to the Xbox 360 platform, has confirmed via their Twitter feed that the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has crossed over 7 million in sales. This is a very incredible number for any Xbox 360 game, but impressive for a game that started life as a downloadable title.

Sales of Minecraft reached the 6 million mark toward the end of March 2013 just as the planning and additional development was taking place for the game to enter retail, with an actual disc-based retail release of Minecraft on the Xbox 360. While the sales of the 360 version are impressive, the PC version of the game has racked up 11 million in sales and shows very little signs of slowing down.

Microsoft confirmed at E3 that Minecraft is coming as an exclusive for the Xbox One. No additional details were announced, but we suspect that Xbox One owners will be playing Minecraft on their Xbox One shortly after release.

Microsoft has confirmation that the upcoming release of the disc version of Minecraft for the Xbox 360 is going to be delayed. Originally slated to arrive in stores on April 30th, the decision was made to delay the release till June so that the disc would contain the latest content.

The disc release was to include all of the Minecraft content, including update 9, which was just released. Update 10 is already in the works and it is unknown if the planned release for update 10 for the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft is expected in May; so that it makes sense to wait for update 10. Of course, this is just speculation at this point.